Council Decision (EU) 2021/351 of 22 February 2021 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2021/351
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing shall be in accordance with the principles and guidelines on the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the meeting of the Parties  ( 6 ) .

2.   The position referred to in paragraph 1 is established for the first review meeting, as well as for the three subsequent biennial meetings of the Parties and any related intersessional meetings.

Article 2

1.   Before each meeting of the Parties, where that body is called upon to adopt decisions having legal effects on the Union, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on the Union’s behalf takes account of the latest scientific and other relevant information provided to the Commission, in accordance with the principles and guidelines referred to in Article 1(1).

2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, and on the basis of the information referred to therein, the Commission shall, in sufficient time before each meeting of the Parties, submit to the Council a written document setting out the particulars of the proposed specification of the Union’s position for discussion and endorsement of the details of the position to be expressed on the Union’s behalf.

3.   If, in the course of a meeting of the Parties, it is impossible to reach an agreement, including on the spot, in order for the Union’s position to take account of new elements, the matter shall be referred to the Council or its preparatory bodies.

Article 3

The position referred to in Article 1(1) shall be assessed and, where appropriate, revised by the Council upon a proposal from the Commission, at the latest for the meeting of the Parties following the third biennial meeting of the Parties after the first review meeting.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.